Crime & Safety

โ€‹Man Killed By Speeding Corvette In Hollywood: LAPD

LAPD traffic detectives believe the driver of a speeding Corvette hit and killed a pedestrian Sunday morning and fled the scene.

HOLLYWOOD, CA โ€” A pedestrian was struck and killed by a Corvette that fled the scene and might have been racing a white sedan Sunday morning in Hollywood, authorities said.

The blue 2022-23 Corvette was speeding southbound on La Brea Avenue when it struck the pedestrian at about 1:25 a.m. at the intersection of Sunset Boulevard, the Los Angeles Police Department reported.

Arriving paramedics pronounced the man dead at the scene.

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The Corvette fled the scene. It was unknown if drugs or alcohol were factors in the crash, but police said the Corvette was possibly racing a white sedan.

LAPD West Traffic Bureau detectives urged anyone with information about the vehicle or the death to call them at 213-473-0234. Anonymous calls can be made to Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477, and tips can be sent to lacrimestoppers.org.

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